California’s economic competitiveness is fueled, in part, by the strength of its regional economies and its skilled workforce. California is committed to investing in developing a skilled workforce to meet the state’s labor market needs and to ensure upward social and economic mobility for Californians. In 2016, the California Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program (SWP), budgeting an ongoing $248 million for the state’s community colleges to enhance and expand career technical education (CTE) and workforce training to prepare students for high-wage employment in industries that meet regional labor market needs. 

Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, an additional $150 million was allocated on an annual and ongoing basis to K-12 local education agencies (LEAs) through the K12 Strong Workforce Program (K12 SWP) to create, support, or expand high-quality CTE at the K-12 level (Education Code, Section 88827).

Read more about the program and its primary objectives on the K12 Overview page.

Resource Center

DATE TIME REGION TITLE LOCATION AND RESOURCES
8/27/2024 3:30-5:00pm Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
Designing Equitable Pathways, Presented by WestEd Registration
8/28/2024  1:00-3:00pm  San Diego & Imperial  In-Person CTE Leaders Network Kickoff Afternoon Grant Session  Registration 
8/29/2024  2:00-3:00pm  All Regions  Determining Program Priorities For Funding  Registration 
8/29/2024  3:00-5:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast 
K12 SWP: Grant Writing Essentials, Presented by Dr. Linda Wells  Registration 
8/29/2024  3:00-4:00pm  San Diego & Imperial  SDCOE K12 SWP Rd 7 Consortium Application Information Session  Registration 
9/3/2024 3:30-5:00pm Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
Designing Equitable Pathways, Presented by WestEd Registration
9/4/2024 12:00-1:00pm  North Far North  Round 7 RFA Deep Dive (Google Slides) Recording (Zoom)
9/4/2024  2:00-3:00pm  San Diego & Imperial  K12 SWP Deep Dive  Registration
9/5/2024  Los Angeles  LARC Round 7 K12 SWP Engagement Session (Google Slides) Recording (Zoom) 
9/5/2024  - South Central Coast SCC Regional Engagement Session Registration
9/5/2024  1:00-2:00pm  San Diego & Imperial  Pre-Apprenticeship Overview, Presented by SDIRC, SDCOE, and GUHSD Registration 
9/5/2024  2:30-4:00pm  All Regions Writing CTE Grants with an Equity Leans, Presented by Jewyl Alderson (Google Slides) Recording (Zoom)
9/5/2024  3:30-5:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
K12 SWP: Grant Writing Essentials, Presented by Dr. Linda Wells  Recording (Zoom)
9/6/2024 10:00-11:30am  Orange County Regional K-12 SWP Engagement Session #1  Zoom
9/9/2024 10:00-11:30am Orange County Charter K-12 SWP Engagement Session Zoom
9/9/2024  10:00-2:00pm  Inland Empire/Desert  K12 SWP Grant Workshop #1 - Regional Engagement Meeting Mission Inn Hotel
Registration
9/9/2024  2:00-3:00pm  San Diego & Imperial  CTE 2024 Grant Application Season: Identifying the right grant(s) for your program(s)!  Registration 
9/10/2024 3:30-5:00pm Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast 
Designing Equitable Pathways, Presented by WestEd Registration
9/11/2024  3:00-4:00pm  All Regions  A.I. Literacy Info Session - K12 SWP, Presented by Katherine Goyette, CDE Registration 
9/12/2024 8:30-12:30pm  North Far North  In-Person Engagement Session (Google Slides) -
9/12/2024  3:30-5:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast 
K12 SWP: Grant Writing Essentials, presented by Dr. Linda Wells  Registration 
9/13/2024 9:00-4:00pm Orange County Culturally Relevant Career Readiness Santiago Canyon College
9/16/2024  2:30-4:00pm Inland Empire/Desert  K12 SWP Grant Workshop #2 - Objectives & Problem Statement Workshop Registration
9/17/2024  12:00-1:00pm  North Far North  Understanding the Problem Statement, Project Objectives and K12 SWP Rubrics (Google Slides) Recording (Zoom)
9/17/2024 2:00-3:30pm Orange County CTEoc Meeting: K-12/Dean K-12 Convening Lincoln Education Center 
9/17/2024 3:30-5:00pm Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast 
Designing Equitable Pathways, Presented by WestEd Registration
9/18/2024 12:00-2:00pm  North Far North Virtual Engagement Session  Registration 
9/19/2024 12:00-1:00pm  North Far North  NOVA Platform Training  Registration 
9/19/2024  3:30-5:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast 
K12 SWP: Grant Writing Essentials, Presented by Dr. Linda Wells  Registration  
9/20/2024  San Diego & Imperial In-Person Grant Writing Workshop  SDCOE Main -
Contact Jewyl Alderson to Register 
9/24/2024  9:00-10:00am  Orange County  Center of Excellence Labor Market Information Session  Zoom 
9/24/2024 3:30-5:00pm Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
Designing Equitable Pathways, Presented by WestEd Registration
9/26/2024  2:30-4:00pm  Inland Empire/Desert  K12 SWP Grant Workshop #3 - Selection Criteria & Rubric Alignment Workshop  Registration
9/26/2024  3:30-5:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
K12 SWP: Grant Writing Essentials, Presented by Dr. Linda Wells  Registration 
9/30/2024  San Diego & Imperial  In-Person Grant Writing Workshop  NCREC, San Marcos -
Contact Jewyl Alderson to Register 
10/1/2024 3:30-5:00pm Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
Designing Equitable Pathways, Presented by WestEd Registration
10/3/2024  3:30-5:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast
K12 SWP: Grant Writing Essentials, Presented by Dr. Linda Wells  Registration
10/4/2024 8:00-2:00pm  Orange County Dual Enrollment Leadership Academy Session #1 North Orange ROP 
12/6/2024 8:00-2:00pm  Orange County Dual Enrollment Leadership Academy Session #2 North Orange ROP 
8/29/2024 -
10/3/2024
 
9:00-4:00pm  Bay Area
Los Angeles
South Central Coast 
30-Minute 1:1 Coaching Session with Dr. Linda Wells on Your K12 SWP Application Registration 
9/6/2024
9/13/2024
9/20/2024
9/27/2024 
11:00-1:00pm  South Central Coast K12 SWP Round 7 RFA Support Office Hours Registration 
9/9/2024
9/16/2024
9/23/2024
9/30/2024 
3:30-5:00pm  All Regions  A.I. 101 For Educators, Presented by Ballantine Educational Consulting  Registration 

The K12 SWP Program is housed in NOVA. To request an account or login to the system, please visit the NOVA login page

NOVA Fiscal Reporting Walk-through (YouTube)

Round 6 Progress and Expenditure Report Deadlines

 Due Date  Reports Due Reporting System  Time Period
August 31, 2024 1st Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  January 2024 - June 2024
February 28, 2025 2nd Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  July 2024 - December 2024
August 30, 2025 3rd Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  January 2025 - June 2025
February 28, 2026 4th Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  July 2025 - December 2025
August 29, 2026 5th Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  January 2026 - June 2026
November 28, 2026 Final K12 SWP Expenditure Report and Outcomes  NOVA  January 2024 - June 2026

 

Round 5 Progress and Expenditure Report Deadlines

 Due Date Reports Due Reporting System Time Period 
August 31, 2023 1st Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  January 2023 - June 2023
February 29, 2024 2nd Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  July 2023 - December 2023
August 31, 2024 3rd Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  January 2024 - June 2024
February 28, 2025 4th Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  July 2024 - December 2024
August 31, 2025 5th Progress and Expenditure Report  NOVA  January 2025 - June 2025
November 28, 2025 Final K12 SWP Expenditure Report and Outcomes  NOVA  January 2023 - June 2025

 

Round 4 Progress and Expenditure Report Deadlines

Due Date Reports Due  Reporting System  Time Period 
August 30, 2024  5th Progress and Expenditure Report   NOVA  January 2024 - June 2024
September 30, 2024  Final K12 SWP Expenditure Report and Outcomes   NOVA  January 2022 - June 2024 

Contacts

Name Title Phone Number
Lucia Robles Dean 916.327.5899
Katie Gilks Program Specialist 916.445.1606
Betsy Yee Associate Program Analyst 916.323.1761

Email the K12 SWP Help Desk